UK Film and TV Production
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask The Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez- whether the Government would consider extending the film and TV production restart scheme beyond April. The Film and TV production restart scheme has so far supported production worth nearly £2.5 billion and supported 80,000 jobs- and […]
Visit to David Wilson Homes, Corinthian Place in Burnham-on-Crouch.
John Whittingdale recently visited Corinthian place, a new housing development in Burnham-on-Crouch. Corinthian Place has been well-received by homebuyers since it launched in April 2019, and the new development has quickly become a popular location for house hunters in the area. Mr Whittingdale is very pleased that more high quality homes are being built in the […]
January Update
It has been a busy month, since returning to my Parliamentary and Constituency duties after Christmas Recess. Coronavirus Update The 27th January saw the end of the Plan B restrictions, that were imposed in December. Plan B restrictions were voted in to slow the spread of the new Omicron variant, and allow time for our […]
Greater Anglia Railways
I have been working with Greater Anglia recently to try to improve the train service as I know that the impact on my constituents trying to get to work has been significant. It is the case that far fewer people have been travelling (around 50% of normal passenger numbers and around 30% of normal peak […]
The Gray Report on Events in 10 Downing Street
Over the last few weeks I have heard from many of my constituents, who have expressed their concern regarding the reported events that took place at Downing Street, during periods of national lockdown. I have read Sue Gray’s report and fully understand the anger felt by many of my constituents at its findings. Some of […]
Russian Sanctions
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Elizabeth Truss, what the UK Government was doing to address the absence of free media in Russia. Mr Whittingdale’s key area of interest has always been media freedom- which is why he is concerned by the lack […]
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today John Whittingdale joined MPs from all parties in signing the Holocaust Memorial Trust’s book of Commitment, to pledge his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honour all the victims and pay tribute to those who survived. It was on this day in 1945 that Soviet soldiers liberated the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auswitz-Birkenau. […]
Transport and road issues in Maldon.
On Friday 14th January, John Whittingdale was delighted to welcome Cllr Lee Scott, the Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, to look at a number of traffic related issues in Maldon and South Woodham Ferrers. Taylor Construction Plant Ltd The visit began at TCP in Quayside Industrial Park in Maldon where Cllr Scott was shown the company’s innovative […]
Article for The Times on the BBC License Fee
The BBC licence fee is still the best option — for now. This year the BBC celebrates its centenary. With the majority of its funding from a compulsory TV licence, the corporation has grown steadily so that it is now a £5 billion organisation employing 22,000 people and broadcasting eight national TV channels, more than […]
John Whittingdale appointed Leader of the Delegation for the UK.
John Whittingdale MP has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The Parliamentary Assembly is a branch of the OSCE, that facilitates discussion and cooperation between member state parliaments, on OSCE related work such as international security and […]